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DescriptionAccording to US intelligence officials, a few al-Qaeda members released from prisons by the Syrian government have been able to influence actions of the group and install operatives within senior ranks of Ahrar ash-Sham. Such ties were not disclosed publicly until January 2014 when a senior leader of Ahrar ash-Sham, acknowledged his long-time membership in al-Qaeda

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DescriptionAccording to US intelligence officials, a few al-Qaeda members released from prisons by the Syrian government have been able to influence actions of the group and install operatives within senior ranks of Ahrar ash-Sham. Such ties were not disclosed publicly until January 2014 when a senior leader of Ahrar ash-Sham, acknowledged his long-time membership in al-Qaeda